Stoke Bruerne Station through the trees
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The photograph on this page of Stoke Bruerne Station through the trees by Bob Walters as part of the Geograph project.
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Stoke Bruerne Station through the trees
Image: © Bob Walters Taken: 4 Apr 2022
Stoke Bruerne Station complete with platform still stands, 70 years after its closure in 1952. Indeed it was only open for passengers between December 1892 and March 1893! It is a remnant of the Stratford & Midland Junction Railway, a line that could count its daily passengers on the fingers of one hand, but was really built for the ironstone traffic from Northamptonshire to the South Wales steel furnaces. After many hand to mouth years, the traffic dried up in the 1960's and the whole line was closed, save for a short stretch from Fenny Compton, used by the MOD.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.147982
Longitude
-0.925785